Shepherds and Shepherding

Jonathan Brown (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

64 Seiten

2013
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-0-7478-1226-5 (ISBN)

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The old-time shepherd is an emblem of sturdiness, dependability and independence. How did he manage his charges and his own life? What skills and equipment did he use? How did sheep farming change in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and what effect did those changes have on the shepherd's work? This title deals with these questions.

The old-time shepherd – lamb in one hand, crook in the other – is an emblem of sturdiness, dependability and independence. He was one of the most important men on the farm, responsible for the care and well-being of the flock, with which he might need to spend days and nights out in open pastures. How did he manage his charges and his own life? What skills and equipment did he use? How did sheep farming change in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and what effect did those changes have on the shepherd’s work? These are some of the questions considered by this fully illustrated exploration of shepherding life.

Jonathan Brown is an Honorary Fellow of the Museum of Rural Life in Reading. He is the author of several books, including Steam on the Farm.

?Introduction: Sheep Farming in Britain / Who Were the Shepherds? / Shepherding in the Uplands / The Lowland Shepherd / The Work of the Shepherd / Shepherds and Their Dogs / The Shepherd’s Tools and Equipment / Conclusion: The Last Shepherds? / Glossary / Further Reading / Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.3.2013
Reihe/Serie	Shire Library
Zusatzinfo	35 b/w; 35 col
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	149 x 210 mm
Gewicht	170 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Handwerk
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	0-7478-1226-8 / 0747812268
ISBN-13	978-0-7478-1226-5 / 9780747812265
Zustand	Neuware